Device for dispensing lubricating oil



Sept. 25, 1934. F. J. OBRIEN DEVICE FOR DISPENSING LUBRICATING QIL Filed June 28, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet Sept. 25, 1934. F. J. OBRIEN 7 1,974,994

DEVICE FOR DISPENSING LUBRICATING OIL Filed June 28, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept. 25, 1934. F. J. OBRIEN DEVICE FOR DISPENSING LUBRICATING OIL Filed June 28, 1933 25 Sheets-$1w -ri aw j enemies Sept. 25, 1934 i M 1,974,994

UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE 1,974,994 I nsvros son msrsr z s nvc LUBRICATING Frank J. O'Brien, Pelham, N. Y., assignor to "Continental Can Company, Inc., New York,

N. Y., a corporation of New York Application June 28, 1933, Serial No. 678,077

8 Claims. (Cl. 221-23) The invention relates to new and useful imward the center of the container. The funnel is provements in a funnel for dispensing lubricatthen righted while attached to the container and ing oil. Prior to the invention, ithas been the the spout thereof inserted in the receiving pipe practice to-provide a funnel which is used for dis of the chamber into which the oil is to be dispensing lubricating oil with a cutter which is pensed. In this type oi oil dispensing funnel, W housed within the body portion of the funnel and it has been necessary to construct the body porserves to form an opening in the end of the contion of the funnel so that it conforms to the container when the funnel is inverted and forced talnerwith which'it-is used, and this requires that down on to the container. Oil dispensing do there shall be a difierent size funnel for each i3; vices of this type are adapted to be used with'one diameter of container in which the lubricating '35 size only of container. I oil is marketed.

An object of the present invention is toprovide The present invention has to do particularly a funnel dispensing device of the above type havwith the construction of the body portion of the ing a cutter for forming a dispensing opening in iunnel which adapts it for use in connectionwith the end of the container which is adapted to re containers of different sizes, and which will, at it ceive containers of difi'erent sizes and to form an the same time, direct the funnel when placed over opening therein in a predetermined relation to the container, regardless of the diameter of the the end seam joining the body wall to the end container, so that the cutter will penetrate the of the container so as to insure free draining oi. end oi the container adjacent the double seam, 2c the entire contents from the container during and form an opening therein, whereby when the id dispensing of the lubricating oil. oil is dispensed from the container into the cham- In the drawings- 1 her, the entire contents will drain from the con- Figure 1 is a plan view oi a dispensing funn tainer. To this end, the body portion of the embodying the improvements; funnel adjacent the cutter is curved to conform 25 Fig.2 is a side elevation of the same when into the largest size container with which the so verted for placing the same on to a container; funnel may be used. The body portion is semi- Fig. 3 is a view showing the funnel dispensing cylindrical. When the funnel is to be attached device as applied to a container of relatively small to a smaller size container, then a positioning Capacity; plate is attached to the body portion which closes Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the funnel dis- 7 the open side of the cylindrical body portion of the 85 pensing device as applied to a container of larger funnel, and this plate is curved centrally thereof p y; to conform to the curvature of the smaller size Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. l, with the funcontainer with which it is to be used. This curved nel adjusted for a container of maximum size recess formed in the plate is diametrically opposed with the container in position therein, and to the body portion of the funnel adjacent the so Fig. 6 is a view showing more or less diagramcutter and cooperates therewith in centering and matically the funnel in position for dipensing the positioning a container of smaller diameter, so

lubricating oil from a maximum size container. that the cutter will always penetrate the container The invention is directed to a funnel dispensend adjacent the double seam for all sizes of con- 40 ing device for use in connection with the dispenstainers. 95

ing of lubricating oil marketed in hermetically Referring more in detail to the drawings which sealed containers. The oil is put up by the orig-- illustrate one embodiment of the invention, the inal dispenser in sealed containers which may be dispensing funnel consists of a body portion 1 of any desired size. The oil is sold in these origwhich is of substantially uniform cross section,

inal packages at the filling stations, which are and a pouring spout 2 which is formed as an in- 3100 opened in the presence of the customer and emptegral part of the body portion and connected tied into the chamber where it is to be utilized thereto by a tapering section 3. The body por= for lubricating purposes. As has already been tion 1 is semi-cylindrical. Said body portion is noted, it is customary to provideadispensing funprovided with a bead s along the upper edge nel with the cutter located in the body portion thereof when the funnel is in position for disthereof and disposed therein so that the funnel pensing the contents of the container. Extending may be inverted and forced down on to the conalong the edges of the semi-cylindrical portion tainer while resting on a suitable support, and are heads 5, 5, and the bead 4 is cut away so as to thus an opening is formed in the container adjaprovide a recess 6 therein and this permits the 55 cent the double seam and extending inwardly tobeads 5 to be carried all the way to the upper end of the semi-cylindrical body portion l (see Figures 5 and 6.) The portion of the funnel directly beneath the semi-cylindrical body portion is provided with a wall 7. This wall 7 terminates at its upper end in a bead 8. The wall extends substantially diametrically across from one edge of the semi-cylindrical body portion to the other edge thereof, and intermediate its ends it is curved outwardly as indicated at 7 in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The axis of the semi-cylindrical body portion is indicated at a. The axis of the curved portion '7' is indicated" at b. The pouring spout 2 of the funnel is so disposed relative to the semicylindrical body portion that the upper end thereof is substantially in line with the center of the semi-cylindrical wall forming the body portion, and the longitudinal axis of the spout intersects the axis of the semi-cylindrical body portion at an acute angle. The funnel is provided with a thickened portion 9 forming a ledge 10 which is substantially in a plane at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the semi-cylindrical body portion and containing the upper face of the bead 8.

Attached to the thickened portion 9 is a cutter 11. This cutter projects toward the upper end 4 of the funnel and is spaced from the wall of the semi-cylindrical body portion so that the cutter may sever the metal close to the double seam, and the double seam rest on this supporting ledge 10 at the same time that the bead 8 contacts with the double seam of the container. Said cutter has a piercing point 12 and cutting edges 13 and 14 receding therefrom. The dispensing funnel as described above is adapted for attachment to a container having a diameter slightly less than the diameter of the semi-cylindrical body portion. A container of this dimension is illustrated at C in Figures 1, 4 and 5. The container is placed on a solid foundation and the funnel is slipped down over the container with the inner face of the semi-cylindrical body portion substantially in contact with the double seam. In other words, the center of the semi-cylindrical portion of the funnel is placed directly over the center of the container, and then the funnel is forced down on to the container. The piercing point 12 of the cutter will enter the container close to the double seam, and the end of the container will be out along a line which approaches the double seam, then recedes therefrom into a. line which extends toward the center of the container.

At the other side of the piercing point the end is out along a line substantially parallel to the line cut by the cutting edge 14 (see Fig. 5.) In this way, an opening is formed in the container end which extends close to the double seam and the severed metal isrolled as indicated at 0 so as to make a free opening through which the contents of the container may be dispensed. After the funnel is attached to the container, then the container and the funnel are inverted and placed in a receiving pipe 15 leading to a chamber in a casing 16. When in this position, it will be noted, the plane of the bottom of the container is inclined to the vertical with the low side thereof at the opening formed in the container. Inasmuch as the opening extends all the way to the double seam, the entire contents of the container will drain into the funnel through the spout into the pipe 15.

When it is desired to use the funnel in connection with a container of smaller diameter. then a plate 1'7 is attached to the body portion 1 of the funnel, which plate substantially closes the open side of the semi-cylindrical body portion. The plate is provided with hooked portions 18, 18

which engage the beads 5 and slide along the same. The plate is of substantially the same height as the cylindrical body portion of the funnel. This plate 1'7 is provided with a curved portion 1'7 centrally thereof which is shaped to conform to the curvature of the smaller size container. In Fig. 1 of the drawings, a container of smaller diameter is indicated at C. The center line of this container, intersects the point b which is the center of the curved portion '7' of the funnel. This portion '7 projects inwardly slightly from the plate 17 and provides a supporting ledge, indicated at 19 in Fig. l. The funnel with the plate attached is inverted and slipped down over the container C. The double seam, that is, the seam joining the end of the container to the body portion, will pass between the cutter and the wall of the semi-cylindrical body portion, and will finally rest on the ledge 10 and the ledge 19. The curved portion 17' is diametrically opposite the center of the supporting ledge carrying the cutter. The piercing point of the cutter will enter the end at a slight distance from the double seam, and the end will be cut on a line which approaches close to the double seam and also on lines substantially parallel and extending toward the center of the container. It will be apparent from the above that whether the container is of the largest capacity for the funnel as indicated at C, or of a smaller capacity as indicated at C, the opening in the container will always be made close to the double seam so that funnel is to be used. The essential feature consists in the positioning of the container relative to the cutter so that the end will be cut close to the double seam and the opening properly positioned relative to said double seam for the dispensing of the contents of the container.

It is obvious that changes in the details of construction and in the shaping of the parts may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patcut, is

1. An oil dispensing funnel for hermetically sealed containers comprising a body portion having means contacting with the end seam of containers of different diameters for supporting said containers during dispensing, a cutter housed within the body portion having a piercing point and cutting edges disposed relative to the supporting means so as to form a dispensing opening in containers of either size when the dispensing device is applied thereto, said body portion containing means whereby said containers of different diameters when operated upon by the dispensing device, will be positioned relative to the cutter so that said cutter will pierce the containers adjacent the double seam.

2. An oil dispensing funnel for hermetically sealed containers comprising a body portion having means contacting with the end seam of the container for supporting said container during dispensing, a cutter housed within the body portion having a piercing point and cutting edges disposed relative to the supporting means so as to form a dispensing opening in the container end when said funnel is attached to the container, said body portion being semi-cylindrical in form with the cutter located midway between the side edges thereof, and a plate adapted to be connected to said body portion for closing the open side thereof, said plate being curved at the central portion thereof about a center midway between said curved portion and the central portion of the semi-cylindrical body.

3. An oil dispensing funnel for hermetically sealed containers comprising a body portion having means contacting with the end seam of the container for supporting said container during dispensing, a cutter housed within the body portion having a piercing point and cutting edges disposed relative to the supporting means so as to form a dispensing opening in the container end when said funnel is attached to the container, said body portion being semi-cylindrical, said funnel directly beneath said semi-cylindrical body at the open side thereof having a wall extending from one side of said body to the other side thereof, and forming part of the means contacting with the end seam of the container.

4. An oil dispensing funnel for hermetically sealed containers comprising a body portion having means contacting with the end seam of the container for supporting said container during dispensing, a cutter housed within the body portion having a piercing point and cutting edges disposed relative to the supporting means so asto form a dispensing opening in the container end when said funnel is attached to the container, said body portion being semi-cylindrical, said funnel directly beneath said semi-cylindrical body at the open side thereof having a wall extending from one side of said body to the other side thereof and forming part of the means contacting with the end seam of the container, a plate adapted to be "attached to the semi-cylindrical portion of the funnel for closing the open side thereof, said plate having means for guiding a container of smaller diameter for positioning the same relative to the cutter so that the opening will be formed close to the double seam.

5. An oil dispensing funnel for hermetically sealed containers comprising a semi-cylindrical body portion, a dispensing spout integrally at-;

tached thereto, said funnel having a thickened portion forming a ledge, a cutter attached to said thickened portion having a piercing point and cutting edges extending therefrom whereby said cutter is spaced from the wall of the funnel so as to receive therebetween the end seam of the container attached to the funnel, said spout being directly beneath the cutterand having its axis -inclining outwardly away from the axis of the semi-cylindrical body portion of the funnel, said funnel beneath said semi-cylindrical body portion having a wall extending from one side edge of said body portion to the other side edge thereto receive therebetween the end seam of the 0011-.

tainer attached to the funnel, said spout being directly beneath the cutter and having its axis inclining outwardly away from the axis of the semicylindrical body portion of the funnel, said funnel beneath said semi-cylindrical body portion having a wall extending from one side edge of said body portion to the other side edge thereof and serving as a supporting means for the container when the funnel is placed on the.contain'er, a plate adapted to be attached to said semi-cylindrical body portion for closing the open side thereof, said plate having means for guiding a container when the funnel is placed over the same so as to position the cutter for forming'an opening in the container adjacent the double scam.

"I. An oil dispensing funnel for hermetically sealed containers comprising a body portion having means contacting with the end seam of the container for supporting said container during dispensing, a cutter housed within the body portion having a piercing point and cutting edges disposed relative to the supporting means so as to form a dispensing opening in the container end when said funnel is attached to the container, said body portion being semi-cylindrical in form with the cutter located midway between the side edges thereof, a plate for closing the open side of said body portion having means centrally thereof cooperating with said body portion for centering a container relative to the cutter of smaller diameter than said semi-cylindrical body portion, and means for removably connecting said plate to said body portion.

8. An oil dispensing funnel for hermetically sealed containers comprising a body portion having means contacting with the end seam of the container for supporting said container during dispensing, a. cutter housed within the body portion having a piercing point and cutting edges disposed relative to the supporting means so as to form a dispensing opening in the container end when said funnel is attached to the container, said body portion'being semi-cylindrical in form with the cutter located midway between the side edges thereof, a plate for closing the open side of said body portion having means centrally thereof cooperating with said body portion for centering ,a container relative to the cutter of smaller diameter than said semi-cylindrical body portion, said body portion and said plate having interengaging portions whereby said plate may he slid endwise onto the body portion for connecting one to the other.

FRANK J. O'BRIEN. 

